JSE loses ground on Tuesday

Grace traded at a new 52 weeks' high on the JSE Tuesday.

Grace traded at a new 52 weeks’ high on the JSE Tuesday.

Trading volumes remained low on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the main market lost much ground in trading after closing for the Labour Day holiday on Monday. The market closed with 34 securities changing hands, accounting for just 2,901,288 units valued at $53,144,793, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 912,528 shares valued at $4,482,547 of the total level traded.
Investors pushed the price of 13 stocks in the overall market up, 13 down, including 4 stocks rising and 6 declining, from the junior market as two stocks in the main market hit new highs.
The JSE Market Index moved down by 1,629.32 points to end at 152,050.95. The all Jamaica Composite Index declined by 1,822.18 points to close at 168,891.44 and the JSE combined index dropped 1,945.68 points, to close at 162,532.10.
JSE Sum-24-5-16r IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless closed at $1.28 after trading 14,655 units, Caribbean Cement traded 100,000 shares and fell $2 and close at $24, Carreras gained 69 cents with 69,370 units trading to close at $65.20. The price of 1834 Investments gained 2 cents to close at $1.01 with 89,139 units, Grace Kennedy traded 12,167 units to gain $1 and closed at $91. Jamaica Broilers closed with a rise of 39 cents to $14.60 while trading 2,600 shares, Jamaica Producers traded 98,860 shares at $34.99, after a loss of 1 cent, JMMB Group traded 156,747 shares but declined 43 cents to close at $9.50, Kingston Properties closed with a rise of $3.30, to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.80, after trading 3,000 units. JSE mn fn qts 24-5-16Margaritaville Turks traded 49,500 to end at 20 US cents, National Commercial Bank traded 82,360 shares, to close with a rise of 45 cents at $40.25. Pan Jamaican Investment fell back $1.70 to close trading at $121 but with 14,738 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica rose 2 cents in trading 12,525 shares at $1.32, Sagicor Group ended with 963,187 shares changing hands, to end at $22.30. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 9,981 shares but ended with a loss of 15 cents at $10, Scotia Group closed at $30 while 249,275 units changed hands, Supreme Ventures closed at $5.24 with 19,300 shares changing hands, after gaining 24 cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded with 20,000 shares at $1.04 with a loss of 1 cent.

BOJ’s intervention steadies J$

FX_USPound2 Bank of Jamaica intervened for the second consecutive day in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday allowing the local dollar remain steady against the United States dollar, as dealers bought over $8 million more than they sold.
The foreign exchange market closed on Tuesday, with dealers buying the equivalent of US$88,926,675 and selling US$80,478,200, in contrast to US$66,689,913 purchased and US$71,064,031 sold on Friday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$84,018,742 compared to US$63,725,324 on Friday, as the buying rate for the US dollar fell 2 cents to $124.97. A total of US$77,992,668 was sold versus US$69,202,703 on Friday with the selling rate remaining unchanged at $125.42.FX Sum-24-05-16 The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 83 cents to end at $92.59 with dealers buying C$1,737,564 and selling C$1,127,018, at an average rate that climbed by 17 cents to $96.05. The rate for buying the British Pound rose 8 cents to $178.67 for the purchase of £2,408,311, while £1,085,269 was sold, with the rate falling 61 cents to $180.89. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, rose 21 cents to close at J$140.64, from Friday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$138.04, for a rise 65 cents on Friday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$177,430 being bought, while US$57,166 was sold.
FX HL -24-05-16Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the Jamaican dollar traded at in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday, include, a fall of $1.38 in the lowest selling rate of the US dollar to end at $101.74, an increase in the highest buying rate of $1 to $96.50 for the Canadian dollar , a rise of $1 in the highest selling rate to $99.50, a rise of $11.05 in the lowest selling rate to end at $90, a fall of 86 cents in the highest selling rate for the British Pound to $187.92.

Rising TTSE stocks beat decliners – Tuesday

T&TNGL climbed 40 cents on TTSE on Tuesday.

T&TNGL climbed 40 cents on TTSE on Tuesday.

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in more declining than advancing stocks. The market closed with 10 active securities changing hands, with 4 stocks rising, 1 declining while 5 remaining unchanged, as 84,743 shares valued at $757,765 changed hands. The market ended with 3 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index gained 1.18 points to close at 1,109.08, the All T&T Index advanced by 2.35 points to close at 1,761.36 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower. The indicator has been showing improving market sentiments recently but it may not mean the end of declining stocks.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund traded 3,125 shares to close 5 cent up at $22.65, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents in trading 1,292 shares at $48, Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 40 cents in trading 14,195 units at $20.50 and TTSE sum 24-5 -16Trinidad Cement gained 1 cents to close at $3.51 with 300 shares changing hands.
Losses| National Enterprises declined by 2 cents with 100 units trading at $11.20 to be the sole stock to fall in price.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 300 shares at $39.50, First Citizens Bank close at $30 as 1,746 units changed hands, Guardian Holdings had 9,035 shares changing hands to end at $13, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 54,000 units at $2.70 and Sagicor Financial closed with 650 units changing hands at $7.17

Juniors suffer big drop – Tuesday

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Interest is up for Caribbean Cream with bids for 300,000 units at $4.47.

Interest is up for Caribbean Cream with bids for 300,000 units at $4.47.

The junior market closed lower at the close of trading on Tuesday, with 912,528 shares valued at $4,482,547 changing hands. The market index dropped 42.34 points to end at 2,093.98 with a total of 12 securities traded of which 4 advanced and 6 declined. The market ended with bids for 7 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream close with 21,000 shares changing hands at $4.46, General Accident traded at $2.15 with 299,208 shares trading but gained 5 cents, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 50 cents at $21.50, while 5,444 shares traded, Jamaican Teas traded 3,600 units and lost 5 cents to close at $3.85. Jetcon Corporation traded 90,307 shares and gained 6 cents to close at $2.81, JM Trdng Sht-24-5-16Key Insurance closed with a gain of 19 cents at $2.69 with 100 shares trading, Lasco Distributors fell 16 cents and closed with 265,100 units trading with the price closing at $7.20. Lasco Financial closed at $3.30 with 12,700 shares changing hands after falling 5 cents, Lasco Manufacturing gained 16 cents closed at $4.60 with 106,600 shares trading. Medical Disposables traded 12,519 shares to close unchanged at $2.95, after dropping 55 cents, Paramount Trading fell 1 cent to end with 68,200 shares changing hands at $10.99 and tTech ended with 37,750 units changing hands at $4.50.

JSE trading off to slow start

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1 gained 4 fell on TTSE – Monday

First Citizens. the sole rising stock on TTSE on Monday

First Citizens. the sole rising stock on TTSE on Monday

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in more declining than advancing stocks. The market closed with 11 active securities changing hands, with 1 stocks rising, 4 declining while 6 remaining unchanged, as 179,195 shares valued at $5,659,735 changed hands. The market ended with 3 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index gained 0.28 points to close at 1,107.90, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.54 points to close at 1,759.01 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower. The indicator has been showing improving market sentiments recently but it may not mean the end of declining stocks.
Gains| First Citizens Bank rose 50 cents to close at $30 as 39,065 units valued at $1,161,312 changed hands.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 1 cent in trading 250 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $62.48, Clico Investment Fund traded 3,000 shares to close 1 cent down at $22.60. Massy Holdings lost 1 cent in trading 13,000 shares valued TTSE sum 23-5 -16at $623,740, at a 52 weeks’ low of $47.98 and Scotiabank traded 2,000 shares and lost 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $53.86.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 4,535 shares to end at $6.56, Grace Kennedy closed with 60,431 shares for a value of $317,263 changing hands at $5.25, National Enterprises closed with 28,364 shares valued at $317,652 changing hands at $11.22. National Flour ended with 486 shares changing hands to close at $2.20, Republic Financial Holdings traded 27,964 units valued at $3,017,093 to close at $107.90 and Sagicor Financial closed with 100 units changing hands at $7.17.

BOJ intervenes but J$ still sinks

BOJ sold US dollars into the system on Monday

BOJ sold US dollars into the system on Monday

Bank of Jamaica intervened in the foreign exchange market on Friday but the local dollar still declined in value against the United States dollar, at the end of foreign exchange trading, as the local currency slipped to J$125.42.
The foreign exchange market closed on Friday, with dealers buying the equivalent of US$66,689,913 and selling US$71,064,031, in contrast to US$29,951,569 purchased and US$32,955,410 sold on Thursday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$63,725,324 compared to US$25,380,999 on Thursday, as the buying rate for the US dollar rose 51 cents to $124.99. FX Sum-20-05-16A total of US$69,202,703 was sold versus US$28,555,052 on Thursday with the selling rate rising 9 cents to $125.42. The Canadian dollar buying rate dropped $1.10 to end at $91.76 with dealers buying C$620,487 and selling C$945,581, at an average rate that declined by 32 cents to $95.88. The rate for buying the British Pound dropped $1.97 to $178.59 for the purchase of £1,620,012, while £648,114 was sold, with the rate falling 66 cents to $181.50.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, fell 72 cents to close at J$140.43, from Thursday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$137.39, for a fall of 77 cents on Thursday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$194,210 being bought, while US$200,617 was sold.
FX HL -20-05-16Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the Jamaican dollar traded at in the foreign exchange market on Friday, include, a fall of $1.15 in the highest buying rate of the US dollar to end at $125.85 and an increase in the lowest selling rate of $2 to $103.12, a decline of $11.05 in the lowest selling rate of Canadian dollar to end at $78.95, a fall of $1.10 in the highest buying rate for the British Pound to $183.50 and a rise of $2.20 in the lowest selling rate to $172.20.

Gains for TTSE stocks – Friday

Angostura is one of 2 stocks to gain at the close of trading on Friday

Angostura is one of 2 stocks to gain at the close of trading on Friday

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in an equal number of advancing and declining stocks. The market closed with 10 active securities changing hands, with 2 stocks rising, 2 declining while 6 remaining unchanged, as 418,963 shares valued at $4,825,713 changed hands.
Two stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows as a number of them try o find a bottom.
The Composite Index gained 1.30 points to close at 1,107.62, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.07 points to close at 1,758.47 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.34 points at 60.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower. The indicator has been showing improving market sentiments recently but it may not mean the end of declining stocks.
Gains| Angostura Holdings rose 40 cents in trading 11,779 units at $12.90 and National Commercial Bank traded 56,305 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $2.40.
TTSE sum 20-5 -16 Losses|$47.99 and Republic Financial Holdings lost 9 cents in trading 4,600 units valued at $496,340 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $107.90.
Firm Trades|
Clico Investment Fund traded 2,162 shares to close at $22.61, Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 245,765 shares with a value of $1,612,218 to end at $6.56, First Citizens Bank closed at $29.50 as 21,928 units valued at $646,874 changed hands, One Caribbean Media traded 34,852 shares valued at $741,999 and closed at $21.29. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 22,052 shares to end at $2.70 and Sagicor Financial closed with 100 units changing hands at $7.17.

JSE volume remains low on Friday

Margaritaville Turks traded 531,220 shares at 20 US cents on friday

Margaritaville Turks traded 531,220 shares at 20 US cents on friday

Trading volumes remained low on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday even as the active number of securities remain at elevated levels. The market closed with 35 securities changing hands, accounting for just 3,475,337 units valued at $40,616,397, in all market segments. The junior market had 2,388,762 shares valued at $2,388,762 trading.
Investors pushed the price of 13 stocks in the overall market up, 13 down, including 3 stocks rising and 4 declining, from the junior market. The JSE Market Index moved down by 192.18 points to end at 153,690.27. The all Jamaica Composite Index declined by 214.93 points to close at 170,713.62 and the JSE combined index slipped 54.76 points, to close at 164,532.54.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the JSE Sum-20-5-16Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 18 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded with 4,500 shares to close at $4.38, Cable & Wireless fell 5 cents and closed at $1.28 after trading 143,757 units, Carreras dropped $1.49 with 20,051 units trading to close at $64.51, Grace Kennedy traded 100 units to gain $1 and closed at $90. Hardware and Lumber jumped $3.50 to end at $16 as 500 shares changed hands, Jamaica Broilers closed with a fall of 43 cents at $14.21 while trading 3,664 shares, Jamaica Producers traded 10,000 shares at $35, Margaritaville Turks traded 531,220 to end at 20 US cents.JSE mn fn qts 20-5-16 National Commercial Bank traded 37,465 shares, to close with a fall of 19 cents at $39.80. Pan Jamaican Investment climbed back $1.70 to close trading at $122.70 but with just 400 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica rose 3 cents in trading 70,612 shares at $1.30, Sagicor Group ended with 71,400 shares changing hands, fell 20 cents, to end at $22.30. Scotia Group closed with a fall of $2.70 to end at $30 while 81,365 units changed hands, Scotia Investments fell $1.09 to $25 with 12,880 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments lost 92 cents and closed at $11.98 with 24,800 shares trading. Supreme Ventures closed at $5 with 16,339 shares changing hands, after falling 29 cents and Proven Investments traded with a gain of 2 US cents to 20 US cents with 49,000 shares trading.

Advancing juniors dominate – Friday

Caribbean Flavours' produce inputs. the stock gained $1.50 on Friday high.

Caribbean Flavours’ produce inputs. the stock gained $1.50 on Friday high.

The junior market closed slightly higher at the close of trading on Friday, with 2,388,762 shares valued at $18,020,899 changing hands, of which 2 million units were accounted for by Caribbean Flavours. The market index rose 12.04 points to end at 2,136.32 with a total of 12 securities traded of which 6 advanced and 2 declined. The market ended with bids for 7 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging closed at $10.51 with 3,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 gained 9 cents and closed at $6.50 with 1,539 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream rose 5 cents with 12,715 shares changing hands at $4.46, Caribbean Flavours traded 2,000,100 shares and rose $1.50 to end at $8, Consolidated Bakeries gained 10 cents to end at JM Trdng Sht-20-5-16$1.60 with 10,500 shares changing hands. General Accident traded at $2.10 with 50,000 shares trading, Honey Bun closed at $22, with 2,025 shares trading, ISP Finance traded 79,943 units and ended with a 6 cents gain to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.85, Jamaican Teas traded 5,300 units to close at $3.90. Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 50 cents at $17.50 with 4,600 shares trading, Lasco Distributors fell 4 cents and closed with 159,489 units trading with the price closing at $7.36. Lasco Financial closed at $3.35 with 17,866 shares changing hands after rising 20 cents and Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.44 with 41,865 shares trading.